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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-LA-064	COVID-19 Timeline of Events (as of July 29, 2021)Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles: COVID-19 Timeline of Events	Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles (Media Relations), documenting the Presiding Judges' general orders	Superior Court of California, County of Los AngelesCourt	July 29, 2021		Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-279	Order of March 16, 2020 (COVID-19 building access)Order restricting access to the James R. Browning, William K. Nakamura, Pioneer and Richard H. Chambers United States Courthouses	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Order filed by the Clerk, Molly C. Dwyer)	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Pasadena courthouses)Court	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-317	General Order 72In re: Coronavirus Disease Public Health Emergency	Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton	United States District Court for the Northern District of California (San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Eureka)Court	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-032	Administrative Order No. 2020-7, In re Order Concerning COVID-19 ResponseAdministrative Order 2020-7 (filed March 16, 2020)	Presiding Judge John W. Vineyard	Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-12-021	General Order No. 72In re: Coronavirus Disease Public Health Emergency	United States District Court for the Northern District of California	Northern District of CaliforniaCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAN-044	Judicial Council 'Court Emergency Orders' listing, San Diego entries: fifteen signed emergency and supplemental emergency orders dated 3/17, 3/18, 4/2, 4/3, 4/29, 6/4, 6/10, 6/17, 6/30, 7/14, 7/21, 8/7, 8/11, 9/4 and 9/8/2020Court Emergency Orders (newsroom.courts.ca.gov), San Diego row	Judicial Council of California (newsroom listing of Court Emergency Orders, as captured Sept. 15, 2020)	Superior Court of California, County of San Diego (orders of the Chief Justice of California as Chair of the Judicial Council, on the Presiding Judge's requests)Court	Sept. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAN-045	Emergency Order for the Superior Court of San Diego County (Mar. 17, 2020) and Supplemental Emergency Orders #2-#15 (Mar. 18-Sept. 8, 2020)Emergency Order (San Diego) and Supplemental Emergency Orders	Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, as Chair of the Judicial Council, on the request of Presiding Judge Lorna A. Alksne	Superior Court of California, County of San DiegoCourt	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-001	In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc, Misc. No. 260En banc decision temporarily suspending WCAB Rules of Practice and Procedure statewide and recognizing the closure of DWC district offices…	Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)	California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (State workers' compensation tribunal; statewide)Court	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAC-044	Order, Temporary Court Closure, Court-Declared Holiday March 20, 2020 through March 30, 2020Order: Temporary Court Closure; Court-Declared Holiday - March 20, 2020 through March 30, 2020	Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento (Presiding Judge Russell L. Hom)	Sacramento County, CaliforniaCourt	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-069	Statewide Order by the Chief Justice of California and Chair of the Judicial Council, March 23, 2020All jury trials in California suspended and continued for 60 days; criminal and civil trial deadlines extended 60 days; superior courts…	Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice of California and Chair of the Judicial Council	Judicial Council of California; Chief Justice of California (statewide)Court	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. CA-041	Statewide Order of March 23, 2020Statewide order suspending all jury trials in California superior courts for 60 days	Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council	CaliforniaCourt	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-284	Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-042In re: Coronavirus Public Emergency - Activation of the Continuity of Operations Plan (courthouses closed)	Chief Judge Virginia A. Phillips	United States District Court for the Central District of California (Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Riverside)Court	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SFO-061	General Order Restricting Courthouse Entry and Permitting Access to Only Those Persons Required to Appear in PersonGeneral Order restricting courthouse entry (Mar. 23, 2020)	Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara	Superior Court of California, County of Santa ClaraCourt	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-12-043	Statewide Order of Mar. 23, 2020 (suspending jury trials 60 days) and Judicial Council Emergency Rules (Apr. 6, 2020)Statewide Order suspending jury trials and extending time	Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council	CaliforniaCourt	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-335	General Order 75Temporary Suspension of Personal Service Rules (COVID-19)	Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton	United States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourt	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAC-045	Order, Court Closure Extension, April 1, 2020 to April 16, 2020 (dated Mar. 30, 2020)Order: Court Closure Extension - April 1, 2020 to April 16, 2020	Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento (Presiding Judge Russell L. Hom)	Sacramento County, CaliforniaCourt	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-002	In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc No. 2, Misc. No. 261En banc decision permitting emergency e-mail filing with the Appeals Board and district offices during the stay-at-home order	Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)	California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (statewide)Court	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-068	California Rules of Court, Appendix I: Emergency Rules Related to COVID-19 (Emergency rules 1-13, adopted April 6, 2020, as amended)Statewide emergency rules: Emergency rule 1 barred issuance of unlawful-detainer summonses and defaults except to protect public health and…	Judicial Council of California	Judicial Council of California (statewide rulemaking body of the California courts)Court	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. CA-040	Emergency Rules of Court (adopted April 6, 2020) as recited in the Judicial Council's report of March 3, 2022Judicial Council report: Judicial Branch Administration: Sunset of Emergency Rules (reciting the adoption, amendment and sunset history of…	Judicial Council of California (Rules Committee report to the Council)	CaliforniaCourt	Mar. 3, 2022	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-075	California Rules of Court, Appendix I, Emergency Rules 1 (unlawful detainer) and 2 (judicial foreclosures)Emergency Rules Related to COVID-19: suspension of unlawful detainer and foreclosure proceedings	Judicial Council of California	CaliforniaCourt	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-033	Administrative Order No. 2020-11, Order Concerning Temporary Courthouse ClosureAdministrative Order 2020-11 (Riverside Juvenile Courthouse closed April 13-May 1, 2020)	Presiding Judge John W. Vineyard	Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourt	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LA-058	Implementation Order of the Presiding Judge continuing all non-emergency matters for 30 days (Mar. 17, 2020), with the Court's news releasePresiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile Issues Implementation Order to Continue All Non-Emergency Matters for 30 Days Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)…	Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile	Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles (all 38 courthouses)Court	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LA-059	General Order 2020-GEN-009-00, Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re COVID-19 (Apr. 14, 2020)Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-GEN-009-00)	Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile	Superior Court of California, County of Los AngelesCourt	Apr. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-003	In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc No. 3, Misc. No. 262En banc decision suspending the 20-day trial-exhibit filing rules	Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)	California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (statewide)Court	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-318	General Order 72-2In re: Coronavirus Disease Public Health Emergency (General Order 72-2)	Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton	United States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourt	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles (Media Relations), documenting the Presiding Judges' general orders, COVID-19 Timeline of Events (as of July 29, 2021) (Ex. MET-LA-064)
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Order filed by the Clerk, Molly C. Dwyer), Order of March 16, 2020 (COVID-19 building access) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. FED-279)
Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton, General Order 72 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. FED-317)
Presiding Judge John W. Vineyard, Administrative Order No. 2020-7, In re Order Concerning COVID-19 Response (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-032)
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, General Order No. 72 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-021)
Judicial Council of California (newsroom listing of Court Emergency Orders, as captured Sept. 15, 2020), Judicial Council 'Court Emergency Orders' listing, San Diego entries: fifteen signed emergency and supplemental emergency orders dated 3/17, 3/18, 4/2, 4/3, 4/29, 6/4, 6/10, 6/17, 6/30, 7/14, 7/21, 8/7, 8/11, 9/4 and 9/8/2020 (Sept. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAN-044)
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, as Chair of the Judicial Council, on the request of Presiding Judge Lorna A. Alksne, Emergency Order for the Superior Court of San Diego County (Mar. 17, 2020) and Supplemental Emergency Orders #2-#15 (Mar. 18-Sept. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAN-045)
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc), In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc, Misc. No. 260 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-001)
Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento (Presiding Judge Russell L. Hom), Order, Temporary Court Closure, Court-Declared Holiday March 20, 2020 through March 30, 2020 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAC-044)
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice of California and Chair of the Judicial Council, Statewide Order by the Chief Justice of California and Chair of the Judicial Council, March 23, 2020 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-069)
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council, Statewide Order of March 23, 2020 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. CA-041)
Chief Judge Virginia A. Phillips, Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-042 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. FED-284)
Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, General Order Restricting Courthouse Entry and Permitting Access to Only Those Persons Required to Appear in Person (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-SFO-061)
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council, Statewide Order of Mar. 23, 2020 (suspending jury trials 60 days) and Judicial Council Emergency Rules (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-043)
Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton, General Order 75 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. FED-335)
Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento (Presiding Judge Russell L. Hom), Order, Court Closure Extension, April 1, 2020 to April 16, 2020 (dated Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAC-045)
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc), In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc No. 2, Misc. No. 261 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-002)
Judicial Council of California, California Rules of Court, Appendix I: Emergency Rules Related to COVID-19 (Emergency rules 1-13, adopted April 6, 2020, as amended) (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-068)
Judicial Council of California (Rules Committee report to the Council), Emergency Rules of Court (adopted April 6, 2020) as recited in the Judicial Council's report of March 3, 2022 (Mar. 3, 2022) (Ex. CA-040)
Judicial Council of California, California Rules of Court, Appendix I, Emergency Rules 1 (unlawful detainer) and 2 (judicial foreclosures) (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-075)
Presiding Judge John W. Vineyard, Administrative Order No. 2020-11, Order Concerning Temporary Courthouse Closure (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-033)
Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile, Implementation Order of the Presiding Judge continuing all non-emergency matters for 30 days (Mar. 17, 2020), with the Court's news release (Ex. MET-LA-058)
Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile, General Order 2020-GEN-009-00, Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re COVID-19 (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-LA-059)
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc), In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc No. 3, Misc. No. 262 (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-003)
Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton, General Order 72-2 (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. FED-318)

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